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<< Our Photo Pages >> Akrokorinthos - Hillfort in Greece in Peloponnese Peninsula

Submitted by AlexHunger on Monday, 30 October 2006  Page Views: 6092

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Akrokorinthos Alternative Name: Acrocorinth
Country: Greece
NOTE: This site is 0.502 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Peloponnese Peninsula Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Corinth  Nearest Village: Corinth
Latitude: 37.886251N  Longitude: 22.869521E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Akrokorinthos
Akrokorinthos submitted by Antonios : Site in Peloponnese Peninsula, Greece: Acrocorinth. The walled gates of Acrocorinth from the west, as rebuilt by the Venetians. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Peloponnese Peninsula

The fortress is secured by a system of three circuit walls reinforced by towers. On the highest of the two peaks of the mountain are traces of the temple of Aphrodite on the site where later stood a church and subsequently a Turkish mosque. Sections of the wall are discernible from ancient pre-Christian times and later invaders. The castro or fortress is accessible from the western side.
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Akrokorinthos
Akrokorinthos submitted by Antonios : Site in Peloponnese Peninsula, Greece: Acrocorinth The main gate. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Akrokorinthos submitted by Antonios : Site in Peloponnese Peninsula, Greece: Acrocorinth. A winding asphalt road can take the visitors right next to the gate. This photo was taken from the road. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Akrokorinthos submitted by Antonios : Site in Peloponnese Peninsula, Greece: Acrocorinth. The lower part of the wall is from Archaic period where as the higher part is from Medieval times. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Akrokorinthos submitted by Antonios : Site in Peloponnese Peninsula, Greece: Another view of Acrocorinth. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Akrokorinthos submitted by Antonios : Site in Peloponnese Peninsula, Greece: Acrocorinth. View of the tower. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Akrokorinthos
Akrokorinthos submitted by Antonios : Site in Peloponnese Peninsula, Greece: Acrocorinth.

Akrokorinthos
Akrokorinthos submitted by Antonios : Site in Peloponnese Peninsula, Greece: Acrocorinth.

Akrokorinthos
Akrokorinthos submitted by Antonios : Site in Peloponnese Peninsula, Greece: Acrocorinth.

Akrokorinthos
Akrokorinthos submitted by Antonios : Site in Peloponnese Peninsula, Greece: Acrocorinth Looking north towards the Gulf of Corinth.

Akrokorinthos
Akrokorinthos submitted by Antonios : Site in Peloponnese Peninsula, Greece: Acrocorinth Ottoman mosque. At the distance the snow capped mountains of Parnassos.

Akrokorinthos
Akrokorinthos submitted by Antonios : Site in Peloponnese Peninsula, Greece: Acrocorinth. Few remains from the Temple of Aphrodite.

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